The Duke of Edinburgh
RIP
He made sacrifices for love, family and country. HRH was a public figure who was a husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather.
Grief is process. It is painful. Change is hard.
Families are complicated and when the family business is a large part of your life, well it's a whole unfathomable other story. I feel compassion for the struggles ahead for the very private needs of the family who will have no choice but to be publicly scrutinised through the difficult next few months.
We all have one life and we will all die one day. We go on autopilot, put off what we could do and think our dreams will eventually come true. However there is the risk we will regret our sacrifices and procrastinations.
Also, I wonder if we can excel in all aspects of life - health, career, family and finances - or dwhether we have to make sacrifices in one area or more to be happy in the others.
We are living in a period with the possibility of living to a ripe old age with decades after retirement. Perhaps even in this age when we are conscious of time, we think we will have more of it in the future which makes us complacent and affects our decisions today.
Death is a time for reflection, sadness, celebration of a life and appreciating those still with us.
The Duke of Edinburgh was nearly 100. What an extraordinary life! A nation and world was the better because of who he was and what he did. It is a historical moment.
If you are grieving, please know there are lots of resources out there or friends new and old who will be there. I have sadly had to grieve for loved ones and it is challenging. Time helped but there are no words that can be said to ease the earth shattering feelings of losing someone and never seeing them again.
I remember after losing a friend who died in her late 20s, one colleague asked me to go to lunch with some others on my first day back to work. It was such a comfort to be around people. Another colleague who had lost her father was there for me to talk to. Their small acts of kindness have stayed with me long after those friendships have ended. I will always remember them and be grateful.
We are living in a time when life is filled with more uncertainties with death knocking unexpectedly on our door. Be safe and well. 🤗
If you want a feel good Royal family post, read and check out the photoes from the great day I had on William and Kate's wedding day in London.
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